WESTERN CAPE PERSPECTIVE/STRATEGIES in terms of addressing the water crisis
“The Western Cape Department of Agriculture tabled a report estimating the impact of the drought on the agricultural sector, suggesting gross value-added losses in the region of R5.9bn and employment losses of around 30 000.”
The impact of the drought on farmers in the Western Cape has been severe. The national Department of Water and Sanitation imposed strict water allocations on farmers and, depending on where they were based and which dams they were drawing water from, some had their usage
